Narra, officially the Municipality of Narra (), is a

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 77,948 people. Having a title as "The Rice Granary of Palawan" Municipality of Narra is the main rice producer of the Province of Palawan. The municipality also held "Palay Festival" (Formerly called as "Anihan(Reaping) Festival") held every middle or end week of the October.

History

Besides spelling out the local name for the '' Pterocarpus indicus''—the Philippines'

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—it is an acronym for National Resettlement Rehabilitation Administration. This program, established on June 18, 1954, resettled landless people from

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to Palawan. On June 21, 1969, the Municipality of Narra was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 5642 signed by

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Geography

Narra is from

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. It includes Rasa Island, home of the endangered endemic cockatoo species called "Katala or Abukay or Kalangay (depends on local dialect)" or Philippine red-vented cockatoo (cacatua haematuropygia) and other rare animal species.

Barangays

Narra is politically subdivided into 23

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * Antipuluan * Aramaywan * Bagong Sikat * Batang-batang * Bato-bato (San Isidro) * Burirao * Caguisan * Calategas * Dumagueña * Elvita * Estrella Village * Ipilan * Malatgao * Malinao * Narra (

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) * Panacan * Panacan 2 * Princess Urduja * Sandoval * Tacras * Taritien * Teresa * Tinagong Dagat

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Narra, Palawan, was 77,948 people, with a density of .

Economy

Gallery

Image:Estrella Falls.JPG, Estrella Falls Image:Malatgao Beach.JPG, Malatgao Beach Image:Malatgao Fish Pond.JPG, Fish Pond in Malatgao Image:Narra Municipal Hall.JPG, Narra Municipal Hall

References

External links

Narra Profile at PhilAtlas.com
* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
{{Authority control Municipalities of Palawan